Pique Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
sly remarks to pique their curiosity
b
: PRIDE
he piques himself on his skill as a cook
2
: to arouse anger or resentment in : IRRITATE
what piques linguistic conservatives
—T. H. Middleton
pique
2 of 3
noun (1)
ˈpēk 
: a transient feeling of wounded vanity : RESENTMENT
a fit of pique
piqué
3 of 3
noun (2)
pi·qué pi-ˈkā  ˈpē-ˌkā
variants or pique
1
: a durable ribbed clothing fabric of cotton, rayon, or silk
2
: decoration of a tortoiseshell or ivory object with inlaid fragments of gold or silver
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